Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyIndicatoridae (Honeyguides)
- GenusIndicator (Typical Honeyguides)
- SpeciesIndicator indicator (Greater Honeyguide)
The greater honeyguide (Indicator indicator) is a bird in the family Indicatoridae, paleotropical near passerine birds related to the woodpeckers. Its English and scientific names refer to its habit of guiding people to bee colonies. Claims that it also guides non-human animals are disputed. The greater honeyguide is a resident breeder in sub-Saharan Africa. It lives in a variety of habitats with trees, especially dry open woodland, but not in the West African rain forest. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Honeyguide sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Pallid Honeyguide
Indicator meliphilus
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Indicator variegatus
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus regulus
Green-backed Honeyguide
Prodotiscus zambesiae
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Little Green Woodpecker
Campethera maculosa
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Honeyguide in Gorongosa National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Honeyguide sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Greater Honeyguide in Gorongosa National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Greater Honeyguide in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.